STADIUMS l DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
■ Don Valley Stadium Sheffi eld, UK Opening: TBC
Plans to create an Olympic Legacy Park on the site of the former Don Valley Stadium in Sheffi eld are a step closer after Sheffi eld Eagles rugby league club secured a £6m funding package towards the project. A joint venture between Sheffi eld
The stadium is expected to be completed by 2015 and is set to host games during Euro 2016
■ Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Bordeaux, France Opening: 2015
Construction work is progressing on archi- tects Herzog & de Meuro’s new football stadium in Bordeaux, France, with the venue being completed in time for use in the Euro 2016 championships. Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux will provide seating for
up to 42,000 spectators, with an expected competition date due in 2015 to provide adequate preparation time for the next UEFA European Championship (EURO 2016) a year later. The construction of the project is expected
to cost around €168m (US$229m, £136m), with ground originally being broken in 2013. The uniquely designed stadium includes a jungle of white columns on the exterior supporting the stadium’s bowl, which ensures maximum fl exibility and optimal visibility for fans through the use of specially tailored design principles, while the green belt district venue will be surrounded by green areas and vegetation. The site will also become the new home
A jungle of white columns are featured
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of Ligue 1 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux, with the club giving up its current home in the Stade Chaban-Delmas once construction work is complete. Details:
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Hallam University, Sheffi eld Teaching Hospitals, Sheffi eld City Council and the private sector, the development will include a community stadium – the new home for the Sheffi eld Eagles – a hotel, restaurant and a 3,000-capacity indoor sports arena. The arena will become the new home for the Sheffi eld Sharks basketball club. According to a spokesperson for the Eagles, the club hopes to move into the new stadium in 2016 – if planning is secured on time. The venue will have a 4G artifi cial
playing surface to allow community use and facilities will be developed in partnership with UTC Sheffi eld – University Technical College. Former Sheffi eld MP and sports minister, Richard Caborn, has been one of the driving forces behind the Olympic Legacy Park project. Sheffi eld has already received £10m from the government for Olympic legacy developments at Graves and Concord. The historic Don Valley athletics stadium was demolished in the summer of 2013 as part of council budget clubs. Details:
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